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Agamemnon Quiz 1

  • 1. In what ancient city is the play set?
    •     Troy
    •     Argos
    •     Athens
    •     Sparta

  • 2. For how many years has Agamemnon been at war in Troy?
    •     five
    •     seven
    •     one
    •     ten

  • 3. The son of Clytaemestra and Agamemnon is named _______.
    •     Orestes
    •     Ulysses
    •     Menelaus
    •     Aegisthus

  • 4. What kind of signal does the Watchman see in the first scene?
    •     a messenger
    •     a bird
    •     a blazing fire
    •     smoke signals

  • 5. What beast symbolizes both Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus?
    •     the hare
    •     the bull
    •     the eagle
    •     the ox

  • 6. What beast symbolizes Iphigeneia?
    •     the bear cub
    •     the hare
    •     the sparrow
    •     the snake

  • 7. Who was sacrificed for fair winds to sail for Troy?
    •     Orestes
    •     Menelaus
    •     Helen
    •     Iphigeneia

  • 8. _______ 's promiscuity is the ostensible "cause" of the Trojan War.
    •     Helen
    •     Cassandra
    •     Clytaemestra
    •     Iphigeneia

  • 9. Who has been ruling Argos in Agamemnon's absence?
    •     Orestes
    •     Clytaemestra
    •     Aegisthus
    •     the Chorus

  • 10. ________ is king of Troy when it falls.
    •     Orestes
    •     Achilles
    •     Priam
    •     Paris

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